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Kayda 10: There's No Place Like Poe part 1 comments
*sighs* Poor Kayda, her brother could tease her when she was going through it, but she can't now because mom is being overprotective of Danny. Check up in kitty girl form, I can sympathize with Danny but Kayda should be allowed a little teasing. Otherwise they are giving Kayda a double-standard on how the siblings are treated in the same situations. Ah, mom being messed with by pregnancy hormones, at exactally the wrong time for that to be happening for her kids. So Kayda is stuck going along for the check-up to prevent Danny getting hurt feelings, no break from the drama.
All those tests for poor Danica in kitty-girl form, ouch. *eyes bug out* Definitely pregnancy brain, talking as if it is a given that Danny will becoming a girl completely and permanently. And how she talks about how to Kayda about how most people change slowly, oh boy. Ultrasound imaging, normal for a girl her age, blood tests results back in 4 days, fast turn around. The doctor wants to do tests to see Danica is fertile in her female form, locked in female form during ovulation, and even if impregnated, yikes. Poor Danny, it is almost like they are trying to see if embarrassment can kill someone.
Oh boy, Kayda saved Danny/Danica from having their mom choose her clothes, but now has to do so with her older sister's help. Tricked mom into only getting a few outfits, still raising the embarrassment factor for Danny/Danica higher. At least Kayda knows how to deal with her right now.
Poor Kayda, stuck running interference for Danny against their mom, not getting to tease him after all the teasing he gave her when she was changing. Pregnancy brain is making mom treat Danny as if he is already stuck as a girl. Placed in Poe with his sister so he would be around others who are going through what he is going through, Mrs. Carson and Mrs. Horton agreed. Good lord, is pregnancy brain really that bad, she is ignoring everything Danny is saying and just assuming he is fated to become a girl like Kayda. This is bad, he won't want to come home for the holidays until the baby is born if mom keeps this up.
Kayda actually being a good older sibling, taking to town to have a break from mom. Just hope this doesn't backfire, especially with some of the locals. 12 straight days of traveling to different reservations meeting with tribal elders, yikes. Ah, good to see things turning around Kayda in her home town. Scott Hollings, some people will never change or always seek to blame others for their own actions.
Lisa, Sandy, and Trisha swarming Danny, poor boy is going to have no peace from girls in his home town or at Whateley when they find he goes "fuzzy" when embarrassed. Leslie, Raquel, and Amy with Tim Westin, nice to see friends. And Kayda learned beadwork and how to sew buckskin, nice. Though some of the girls at Whateley might beg her for outfits now.
Oh brother, the girls are fighting over who gets to kiss and cuddle with Danny, he is doomed! Lisa and Sandy in his home town, who knows how many girls are going to fight over him at Whateley, Danny is going to have a lot of guys jealous of him. Oh boy, talk about that with his dad, no wonder Danny shifted back into kitty boy form. Telling him about how they got engaged and Brandon was conceived, telling him to practice with condoms and keep them on him. Definitely not your typical dad.
Kayda with Debra in Falls Park, cute. Ah, wanting to go to France where people aren't so stuck up about things like gay and lesbian couples holding hands in public or dancing at a nightclub together. Can understand why a lot would love to go there. Joking about the trip to France, wonder if they did bar Jade from every coming back. Darn, date broken up by crime in progress. Something they need to show more of in comics, make it more realistic.
Talking with mom, no way to concentrate while she is worried about Debra. Heh, mom knows how to manipulate Kayda well, study for placement test now so she won't have to when Debra is around. Yikes, pregnancy brain makes her call Danny Danica even though he is a guy right now. Right as she hangs up, the team is back and studying is forgotten as she throws herself at Debra. Yikes, seeing how beat up they are, Kayda gets scared and wishes Debra would stop. Trying to convince her to go to New York and them model after Kayda graduates, we know how that happens thanks to Gen 2, ouch.
Time to leave, heading back to Whateley, and tears from mom and even Kayda as she hugs Debra. Daw, those two are too cute together. Dad in Card Trick's car because wishes to watch over Danny, no time alone with his crush for the boy. *eyes bug out* Val actually went up and kissed Danny for 15 seconds, didn't see that coming. Danny gets through the MCO checkpoint without trouble, Kayda has to deal with idiots who know her codename and reputation. Even gave them a phony smile and told them have a nice day, be nice to your enemies, it confuses them.
Evvie and Naomi once they land and start heading for their next flight, nice surprise. Ah, Kayda has to help out the freshmen orientation for Poe as part of going early to help her brother. Thankfully can't show off kitty boy Danny in public, what the, why can't Evvie room with Kayda this year. Things is very vague. Ah, Ayla showed Kayda the floor plans for the new Poe. Naomi thinks if word gets out of all the changes the Melville kids will try to take over.
Oh boy, Danny helped keep a little 3-4 year old girl named Chrissy calm on the flight with his kitty appearance and purring. But now wants to take him home! Thankfully the mom insist Danny has to go to his school, even though Chrissy wants him to be her big brother. They tried to tell him his kitty boy appearance would be popular with girls, boy, they were understating it.
All that luggage through the subway, Evvie has a little too much sense of adventure in this case. Plus they did it while hiding the fact they are mutants, all those stairs. Oh boy, collide with a guy distracted by listening to music. At least the guy didn't look at Danny closer. 25 minutes to find a new hoodie for Danny before their train arrives.
Learning a lesson about communicating with his spirit and learning to listen to what she is trying to tell him, from both Kayda and Wihinape. Especially about not ignoring them. Evvie back with the food, Naomi back with a new hoodie and looking apologetic. On the train, who is the energetic young girl who sat in the train car by Danny. Oh boy, time to see what Naomi got for Danny. A pink hoodie with "Hello Kitty" and multicolored rhinestones! That is beyond the pale in embarrassment.
Poor Danny thinks Naomi and her roommate are just making fun of him. Not funny to do that on purpose Naomi, kid is already going through a lot without that kind of teasing. Oh crud, the girl is Melissa Chambers aka Mischief, Danny doesn't have a chance. Being embarrassed as Melissa pets him and he purrs, Kayda actually takes a picture and says it is get pictures of him for their mom.
Melissa is more hyper than usual, guess being on her first trip away from home and meeting Danny has her hyped. Oh boy, cheering her up as she remembers how Imp just disappeared on her, confirms they are going to Whateley too, Danny already has one girl at Whateley. Not even at Whateley and Danny already has the start of a harem of girls who will never give him a moment of peace.
And Lanie greets Kayda back to Poe in her own special way. Angel is an RA too, nice, and Danny is roomed with Hank. Dang, called an alumnus called H-vac, gadgeteer who did the heating and air conditioning for the cottage, very nice. Thumbprint scanner for security on the doors, Ayla definitely thought about security with the upgrade to the cottage. With a key for backup.
Kayda got the plans for a nano-mill! Loved the tech talk between Lanie and her about what can be done with it. Assigned rooming this year, dang. At least Kayda got someone she likes, Chou. Ah, so new cottage still has some parts not finished yet. Hank and Danny are Lanie's charges, saying she has at least 2 sane people in the group.
Wyatt met Lanie's parents, yikes, even for a guy like him that had to be intimidating. Oh boy, Kayda starting to feel like Brandon did in 3rd grade, not good.
Supposedly all of the showers have Hydro-flux's latest gadgets, dang. Ros shows up, poor Danny gets some teasing about which way he is changing. Oh boy, one of the upperclassmen spot Danny when he turns into Danica. Oh boy, Ros launched herself at Danny and gave him an intense kiss, which Kayda takes a picture of happening.
Oh boy, even the lesbian girls like his kitty-boy appearance and embarrass him so they can cuddle with 'their kitty'. It is worse than we could have suspected. What next, even one of the more villainous female students like Majestic wanting to cuddle with him?
Knockoff aka Martina is there, Ribbon as well who is dressed in goth-lolita clothing. Lina aka Peacock, an avatar with the spirit of a peacock, poor girl is like Ayla now because of it as well. Amanda aka Jinx, a probably warper who causes bad luck. Downpour, poor girl, and Shawn, a f-t-m changeling who is still changing.
Oh boy, Martina's roommate, Christina, father is a big-shot Italian hero and found out who Martina's mom is, mutant criminal Setup. At least Lanie will have a talk with Mrs. Horton about it, Ribbon talks about knowing a devisor named Lady Havoc, leaving out it is her daughter. Ah, so Setup is a 'gray hat', done official work and even follows her own code of what she will and won't do, nice to know. Dang, Ribbon is the one who suggest Martina join the Bad Seeds, didn't see that coming.
Great, known bullies and new join in bashing and harassing Danny. The bullies harmed Martina for trying to protect him, Kayda is ticked and Tatanka is out. Martina tries again to help out, but is thrown by Anvil, hurt but still ready to fight, tough little girl. Cagliostro, Buster, Gauntlet, Legbreaker, and Anvil, Cagliostro trying to make up excuses and say they were just trying to introduce themselves.
Great, 3 new freshmen bullies, including Centurion and Switchblade, who don't know when to back down. Centurion is an idiot, not realizing she is staling for security and calling her a bitch. Lt. Forsythe shows up with 4 heavily-armed guards, good response time. Cindy and Diamanta went to get them, even better. Forsythe telling Anvil to inform the newbies about what Tatanka can do to a PK field and how Kayda took down two Class X demons. Yet Centurion is still acting like an idiot, sneering at Kayda like this isn't over in his books.
Poor Danny, so embarrassed, not wishing to fill out a complaint. Forsythe actually impressed with Kayda, wanting her to be a security auxiliary, how things have changed. Statement from Danny and back to having four girls fawning over him, at this rate Danny might not survive the school year without going to Doyle at least once just from collapsing from embarrassment overload. Oh boy, seeing the girls treating him as their 'pet', not as a boy they are interested in.
Mrs. Shugendo and Mrs. Horton, along with Lanie all waiting for Kayda. Darn, thought it was going to be good news. Another large group of incoming changelings again, along with the one last year, has caused a situation. Technically a junior now, so moved to junior floor, away from Lanie. Repeat of certain events of last spring indeed, poor Kayda is probably so bright red right now those who can see infra-red can tell who is in a crowd by it alone.
Mrs. Shugendo tries to say they can still interact in Poe but on different floors, until Lanie brings out the rules and regulations. Along with the trouble a last-minute room change caused for Mrs. Shugendo and the IT department the last time, 3 and a half weeks to get the kid back into all the databases and class rosters, oh brother. Tansy a good influence on Kayda and Lanie, okay, I know she has grown and changed a lot but still, that is a bit of a stretch from Mrs. Horton.
Oh boy, Kayda upset at the implications of Tansy hanging out with them on a regular basis, how it might affect her relationship with Lanie. She lies to Lanie about why she is upset, not good, this is going to spiral out of control if not nipped in the bud soon. Afraid Lanie is replacing her with Tansy as best friends, she sees Tanya and Lanie hug, seeing it as like long-lost sisters but I think her mindset is exaggerating.
A bear hug from Alicia, she may not be an exemplar but that girl is strong for her age. Oh course Ally is with Ayla again. And Kayda had to help Danny fill out another report on bullying. 5 so far in 3 days, good grief. Ah, so the other one among Centurion and Switchblade was Dump Truck. Bullied Danny a second time even after dealing with security already.
Ooo, Dump Truck hit him from behind and Wihinape tore him up, his buddies even tried to lie that Danny started it, are the bullies getting dumber or what. Oh boy, Wondercute already rescued Danny and know about him. And the torments just got upped by a factor of at least 100. Oh please let the upperclassmen not tell the freshmen about Wondercute, I want to see the new bullies and idiots dealt with in a hilarious way.
Ontario, possible Class X activity, 3 more shamen dead, Kigatilik has been busy. Traveling at 40 miles a day and heading towards Boston, this is majorly bad. ARC is believed to be the target, Hazel is busy right now when they need her expertise. I have a bad feeling about Carl, Frank and Ernst going to check out the source of the threat. Evacuate the shamen to protect them, at least that might help.
*sighs* Poor Kayda, her brother could tease her when she was going through it, but she can't now because mom is being overprotective of Danny. Check up in kitty girl form, I can sympathize with Danny but Kayda should be allowed a little teasing. Otherwise they are giving Kayda a double-standard on how the siblings are treated in the same situations. Ah, mom being messed with by pregnancy hormones, at exactally the wrong time for that to be happening for her kids. So Kayda is stuck going along for the check-up to prevent Danny getting hurt feelings, no break from the drama.
All those tests for poor Danica in kitty-girl form, ouch. *eyes bug out* Definitely pregnancy brain, talking as if it is a given that Danny will becoming a girl completely and permanently. And how she talks about how to Kayda about how most people change slowly, oh boy. Ultrasound imaging, normal for a girl her age, blood tests results back in 4 days, fast turn around. The doctor wants to do tests to see Danica is fertile in her female form, locked in female form during ovulation, and even if impregnated, yikes. Poor Danny, it is almost like they are trying to see if embarrassment can kill someone.
Oh boy, Kayda saved Danny/Danica from having their mom choose her clothes, but now has to do so with her older sister's help. Tricked mom into only getting a few outfits, still raising the embarrassment factor for Danny/Danica higher. At least Kayda knows how to deal with her right now.
Poor Kayda, stuck running interference for Danny against their mom, not getting to tease him after all the teasing he gave her when she was changing. Pregnancy brain is making mom treat Danny as if he is already stuck as a girl. Placed in Poe with his sister so he would be around others who are going through what he is going through, Mrs. Carson and Mrs. Horton agreed. Good lord, is pregnancy brain really that bad, she is ignoring everything Danny is saying and just assuming he is fated to become a girl like Kayda. This is bad, he won't want to come home for the holidays until the baby is born if mom keeps this up.
Kayda actually being a good older sibling, taking to town to have a break from mom. Just hope this doesn't backfire, especially with some of the locals. 12 straight days of traveling to different reservations meeting with tribal elders, yikes. Ah, good to see things turning around Kayda in her home town. Scott Hollings, some people will never change or always seek to blame others for their own actions.
Lisa, Sandy, and Trisha swarming Danny, poor boy is going to have no peace from girls in his home town or at Whateley when they find he goes "fuzzy" when embarrassed. Leslie, Raquel, and Amy with Tim Westin, nice to see friends. And Kayda learned beadwork and how to sew buckskin, nice. Though some of the girls at Whateley might beg her for outfits now.
Oh brother, the girls are fighting over who gets to kiss and cuddle with Danny, he is doomed! Lisa and Sandy in his home town, who knows how many girls are going to fight over him at Whateley, Danny is going to have a lot of guys jealous of him. Oh boy, talk about that with his dad, no wonder Danny shifted back into kitty boy form. Telling him about how they got engaged and Brandon was conceived, telling him to practice with condoms and keep them on him. Definitely not your typical dad.
Kayda with Debra in Falls Park, cute. Ah, wanting to go to France where people aren't so stuck up about things like gay and lesbian couples holding hands in public or dancing at a nightclub together. Can understand why a lot would love to go there. Joking about the trip to France, wonder if they did bar Jade from every coming back. Darn, date broken up by crime in progress. Something they need to show more of in comics, make it more realistic.
Talking with mom, no way to concentrate while she is worried about Debra. Heh, mom knows how to manipulate Kayda well, study for placement test now so she won't have to when Debra is around. Yikes, pregnancy brain makes her call Danny Danica even though he is a guy right now. Right as she hangs up, the team is back and studying is forgotten as she throws herself at Debra. Yikes, seeing how beat up they are, Kayda gets scared and wishes Debra would stop. Trying to convince her to go to New York and them model after Kayda graduates, we know how that happens thanks to Gen 2, ouch.
Time to leave, heading back to Whateley, and tears from mom and even Kayda as she hugs Debra. Daw, those two are too cute together. Dad in Card Trick's car because wishes to watch over Danny, no time alone with his crush for the boy. *eyes bug out* Val actually went up and kissed Danny for 15 seconds, didn't see that coming. Danny gets through the MCO checkpoint without trouble, Kayda has to deal with idiots who know her codename and reputation. Even gave them a phony smile and told them have a nice day, be nice to your enemies, it confuses them.
Evvie and Naomi once they land and start heading for their next flight, nice surprise. Ah, Kayda has to help out the freshmen orientation for Poe as part of going early to help her brother. Thankfully can't show off kitty boy Danny in public, what the, why can't Evvie room with Kayda this year. Things is very vague. Ah, Ayla showed Kayda the floor plans for the new Poe. Naomi thinks if word gets out of all the changes the Melville kids will try to take over.
Oh boy, Danny helped keep a little 3-4 year old girl named Chrissy calm on the flight with his kitty appearance and purring. But now wants to take him home! Thankfully the mom insist Danny has to go to his school, even though Chrissy wants him to be her big brother. They tried to tell him his kitty boy appearance would be popular with girls, boy, they were understating it.
All that luggage through the subway, Evvie has a little too much sense of adventure in this case. Plus they did it while hiding the fact they are mutants, all those stairs. Oh boy, collide with a guy distracted by listening to music. At least the guy didn't look at Danny closer. 25 minutes to find a new hoodie for Danny before their train arrives.
Learning a lesson about communicating with his spirit and learning to listen to what she is trying to tell him, from both Kayda and Wihinape. Especially about not ignoring them. Evvie back with the food, Naomi back with a new hoodie and looking apologetic. On the train, who is the energetic young girl who sat in the train car by Danny. Oh boy, time to see what Naomi got for Danny. A pink hoodie with "Hello Kitty" and multicolored rhinestones! That is beyond the pale in embarrassment.
Poor Danny thinks Naomi and her roommate are just making fun of him. Not funny to do that on purpose Naomi, kid is already going through a lot without that kind of teasing. Oh crud, the girl is Melissa Chambers aka Mischief, Danny doesn't have a chance. Being embarrassed as Melissa pets him and he purrs, Kayda actually takes a picture and says it is get pictures of him for their mom.
Melissa is more hyper than usual, guess being on her first trip away from home and meeting Danny has her hyped. Oh boy, cheering her up as she remembers how Imp just disappeared on her, confirms they are going to Whateley too, Danny already has one girl at Whateley. Not even at Whateley and Danny already has the start of a harem of girls who will never give him a moment of peace.
And Lanie greets Kayda back to Poe in her own special way. Angel is an RA too, nice, and Danny is roomed with Hank. Dang, called an alumnus called H-vac, gadgeteer who did the heating and air conditioning for the cottage, very nice. Thumbprint scanner for security on the doors, Ayla definitely thought about security with the upgrade to the cottage. With a key for backup.
Kayda got the plans for a nano-mill! Loved the tech talk between Lanie and her about what can be done with it. Assigned rooming this year, dang. At least Kayda got someone she likes, Chou. Ah, so new cottage still has some parts not finished yet. Hank and Danny are Lanie's charges, saying she has at least 2 sane people in the group.
Wyatt met Lanie's parents, yikes, even for a guy like him that had to be intimidating. Oh boy, Kayda starting to feel like Brandon did in 3rd grade, not good.Supposedly all of the showers have Hydro-flux's latest gadgets, dang. Ros shows up, poor Danny gets some teasing about which way he is changing. Oh boy, one of the upperclassmen spot Danny when he turns into Danica. Oh boy, Ros launched herself at Danny and gave him an intense kiss, which Kayda takes a picture of happening.
Oh boy, even the lesbian girls like his kitty-boy appearance and embarrass him so they can cuddle with 'their kitty'. It is worse than we could have suspected. What next, even one of the more villainous female students like Majestic wanting to cuddle with him?
Knockoff aka Martina is there, Ribbon as well who is dressed in goth-lolita clothing. Lina aka Peacock, an avatar with the spirit of a peacock, poor girl is like Ayla now because of it as well. Amanda aka Jinx, a probably warper who causes bad luck. Downpour, poor girl, and Shawn, a f-t-m changeling who is still changing.
Oh boy, Martina's roommate, Christina, father is a big-shot Italian hero and found out who Martina's mom is, mutant criminal Setup. At least Lanie will have a talk with Mrs. Horton about it, Ribbon talks about knowing a devisor named Lady Havoc, leaving out it is her daughter. Ah, so Setup is a 'gray hat', done official work and even follows her own code of what she will and won't do, nice to know. Dang, Ribbon is the one who suggest Martina join the Bad Seeds, didn't see that coming.
Great, known bullies and new join in bashing and harassing Danny. The bullies harmed Martina for trying to protect him, Kayda is ticked and Tatanka is out. Martina tries again to help out, but is thrown by Anvil, hurt but still ready to fight, tough little girl. Cagliostro, Buster, Gauntlet, Legbreaker, and Anvil, Cagliostro trying to make up excuses and say they were just trying to introduce themselves.
Great, 3 new freshmen bullies, including Centurion and Switchblade, who don't know when to back down. Centurion is an idiot, not realizing she is staling for security and calling her a bitch. Lt. Forsythe shows up with 4 heavily-armed guards, good response time. Cindy and Diamanta went to get them, even better. Forsythe telling Anvil to inform the newbies about what Tatanka can do to a PK field and how Kayda took down two Class X demons. Yet Centurion is still acting like an idiot, sneering at Kayda like this isn't over in his books.
Poor Danny, so embarrassed, not wishing to fill out a complaint. Forsythe actually impressed with Kayda, wanting her to be a security auxiliary, how things have changed. Statement from Danny and back to having four girls fawning over him, at this rate Danny might not survive the school year without going to Doyle at least once just from collapsing from embarrassment overload. Oh boy, seeing the girls treating him as their 'pet', not as a boy they are interested in.
Mrs. Shugendo and Mrs. Horton, along with Lanie all waiting for Kayda. Darn, thought it was going to be good news. Another large group of incoming changelings again, along with the one last year, has caused a situation. Technically a junior now, so moved to junior floor, away from Lanie. Repeat of certain events of last spring indeed, poor Kayda is probably so bright red right now those who can see infra-red can tell who is in a crowd by it alone.
Mrs. Shugendo tries to say they can still interact in Poe but on different floors, until Lanie brings out the rules and regulations. Along with the trouble a last-minute room change caused for Mrs. Shugendo and the IT department the last time, 3 and a half weeks to get the kid back into all the databases and class rosters, oh brother. Tansy a good influence on Kayda and Lanie, okay, I know she has grown and changed a lot but still, that is a bit of a stretch from Mrs. Horton.
Oh boy, Kayda upset at the implications of Tansy hanging out with them on a regular basis, how it might affect her relationship with Lanie. She lies to Lanie about why she is upset, not good, this is going to spiral out of control if not nipped in the bud soon. Afraid Lanie is replacing her with Tansy as best friends, she sees Tanya and Lanie hug, seeing it as like long-lost sisters but I think her mindset is exaggerating.
A bear hug from Alicia, she may not be an exemplar but that girl is strong for her age. Oh course Ally is with Ayla again. And Kayda had to help Danny fill out another report on bullying. 5 so far in 3 days, good grief. Ah, so the other one among Centurion and Switchblade was Dump Truck. Bullied Danny a second time even after dealing with security already.
Ooo, Dump Truck hit him from behind and Wihinape tore him up, his buddies even tried to lie that Danny started it, are the bullies getting dumber or what. Oh boy, Wondercute already rescued Danny and know about him. And the torments just got upped by a factor of at least 100. Oh please let the upperclassmen not tell the freshmen about Wondercute, I want to see the new bullies and idiots dealt with in a hilarious way.
Ontario, possible Class X activity, 3 more shamen dead, Kigatilik has been busy. Traveling at 40 miles a day and heading towards Boston, this is majorly bad. ARC is believed to be the target, Hazel is busy right now when they need her expertise. I have a bad feeling about Carl, Frank and Ernst going to check out the source of the threat. Evacuate the shamen to protect them, at least that might help.
Thank You for story comments appreciated and help me know me they are being read and liked.
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I think a certain author had a little too much fun writing this chapter 
However much Danny's embarrassed by girls doting on him and encouraging him to get fuzzed up, having a mini-harem could certainly help him out when bullies appear on the scene. I'm mildly surprised you didn't mention his first encounter with The Mistress of Mayhem (it's just as well she didn't also turn up early - it's one thing being doted on by a girl, another by a girl, a "ghost" and a surprisingly talkative disembodied pair of gloves!)...
So courtesy of a little rules-lawyering by Lainie, it looks as though Kayda may still be rooming with Chou, which potentially opens up opportunities to find out what she'll be getting up to this year (albeit second hand), while we've also heard of some of the other new froshes.
Hmm, I wonder if the Loose Cannons (last seen back in June 2012 our time) will have arrived or if they're still en-route - several of them would be potential Poesies....
Finally, looks as though Kigatilik's heading South in an attempt to finish the job Unhceglia's spawn failed to do - given its speciality, it's likely to have to be another team effort, and probably require significantly more effort than either of Unhceglia's spawn...
...but that's likely to be several tales down the line...
However much Danny's embarrassed by girls doting on him and encouraging him to get fuzzed up, having a mini-harem could certainly help him out when bullies appear on the scene. I'm mildly surprised you didn't mention his first encounter with The Mistress of Mayhem (it's just as well she didn't also turn up early - it's one thing being doted on by a girl, another by a girl, a "ghost" and a surprisingly talkative disembodied pair of gloves!)...So courtesy of a little rules-lawyering by Lainie, it looks as though Kayda may still be rooming with Chou, which potentially opens up opportunities to find out what she'll be getting up to this year (albeit second hand), while we've also heard of some of the other new froshes.
Hmm, I wonder if the Loose Cannons (last seen back in June 2012 our time) will have arrived or if they're still en-route - several of them would be potential Poesies....
Finally, looks as though Kigatilik's heading South in an attempt to finish the job Unhceglia's spawn failed to do - given its speciality, it's likely to have to be another team effort, and probably require significantly more effort than either of Unhceglia's spawn...
...but that's likely to be several tales down the line...
As the right side of the brain controls the left side of the body, then only left-handers are in their right mind!
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Ah, it's good to be back at Poe. Never was a chapter so aptly named.
Danny, be glad you'll be hanging out with the gay boys. There isn't a straight boy in school who will be sympathetic to your plight. (Okay, Hank probably won't be so bad.)
Actually, putting Hank and Danny together is a fantastic idea, although there's enough similarity between Danny's and Jamie's powerset to cause some concern, I think. But Danny desperately needs a good male role model who has found a balance between genders. He's letting his fear of being female blind himself to the fact that Wihinape can provide him with the strength and confidence that he so desperately wants without making him into a girl. (Heck, that's basically why she was bound to him in the first place)
It's nice to see that Kayda has learned to communicate her emotional insecurities to her friends Can somebody smack Kayda upside the head for me? Or lock her in a closet with Lanie and Tansy? Pretty, pretty, please? (besides, it'd be fun to watch the school's rumor mill once they emerge)
At least she's learned to deal with security. That's something, at least.
Hey, if Danny really wants to get rid of his harem, all he has to do is spend a few days hanging out with Peeper and Greasy. That will get rid of them quick.
Danny, be glad you'll be hanging out with the gay boys. There isn't a straight boy in school who will be sympathetic to your plight. (Okay, Hank probably won't be so bad.)
Actually, putting Hank and Danny together is a fantastic idea, although there's enough similarity between Danny's and Jamie's powerset to cause some concern, I think. But Danny desperately needs a good male role model who has found a balance between genders. He's letting his fear of being female blind himself to the fact that Wihinape can provide him with the strength and confidence that he so desperately wants without making him into a girl. (Heck, that's basically why she was bound to him in the first place)
At least she's learned to deal with security. That's something, at least.
Hey, if Danny really wants to get rid of his harem, all he has to do is spend a few days hanging out with Peeper and Greasy. That will get rid of them quick.
"Shared pain is lessened; shared joy, increased — thus do we refute entropy." - Spider Robinson
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Heck, if he needs an on-campus job they'd probably pay him to hang-out with them...
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Arcanist Lupus wrote: Hey, if Danny really wants to get rid of his harem, all he has to do is spend a few days hanging out with Peeper and Greasy. That will get rid of them quick.
Heck, if he needs an on-campus job they'd probably pay him to hang-out with them...
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I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.
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we have far more mayhem planned than just a shaman killer…
How bad does it get you ask? Mrs. Carson drops the F bomb…
How bad does it get you ask? Mrs. Carson drops the F bomb…
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.
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Kayda 10-There's No Place Like Poe part 2 comments
Beginning of year speech, always going to be those who don't believe they can die while at school. Meeting in Carson's office, yikes. Shugendo and Lodgeman as well, don't tell me they are going to chew her out over her adventure involving her hometown now. Foundation for Human Science Advancement, scientific trust owned by Helen Goodkind, great. Now she has more ammo to use against mutants, trashed her museum and place the blame all on them instead of including the MCO agents involved. Loving Hartford's reactions though, just perfect.
Ouch, that is a lot of after-action reports to write, poor Kayda. Ugh, prohibiting her from doing her role as shaman to the People because of what happened with Lanie. And a threat of expulsion, Carson is ignoring Kayda's very nature and her spirits with that, not letting her be a shaman to the People because of her instructions. Dang, testing Kayda's reasoning and if it is her conviction, plus a new promise on how and when she binds spirits, to who and to consult her and Lodgeman.
A special class on Extradimensional Phenomena, yikes. Dang, all those charges for what happened to Kayda and those involved in the attacks, rape, and cover-up. And Scott Hollings and Jerimiah Jackson getting hit with the worst of it, sounds good to me. Finally over and Kayda lets everything she has been holding back out, about time. Nice to see Shugendo and Hartford move immediately to comfort her. And love her bargaining for more time on the papers and it working, Carson knows she needs kindness right now.
All those gearheads around the car, Kayda, Murphy [nice to see her again], Montana [him too], Hardshell, Skids, and Booker. And Kayda reveals it is the car her grandfather gave her. Dang, all that for the car, Kayda has huge plans for it. *eyes bug out* Darn it! Belphegor joined the gearheads, he is going to be kicked out fast if anything goes missing and found with him.
And Ringo needs to learn not to say such things with any girls around, talking about Phebes like that. Nice tech talk for Kayda with the others, nice to have fellows to bounce ideas off of and compare designs with. Nacht having lunch with Murphy, didn't expect that. I pity Belphegor if he tries anything, with Nacht friends with Murphy it would go very badly for him. Tansy looking for Lanie, leaving Kayda upset once more at the thought she might be replaced. Poor girl needs help dealing with this, she needs to talk to Bellows about this as well instead of keeping it inside.
Nice picnic and Tissy that happy and even friendly with Ayla, what a change from when she first was changed. Nitro stayed with Tissy's family the whole summer, poor boy having to sneak around the girlfriend's parents. Disowned by parents for standing up for Tissy, got a job with her dad's business, Nitro has changed a lot since we first met him as well. Describing her and Jade's 'Night at the Museum', I would be in stitches hearing about that myself.
Amelie fitting in at Whateley well already, good to hear. And has a crush on Danny, that is no surprise. What the!?! She doesn't know about his kitty boy form and likes him for his normal appearance, perfect girl for him. Charms made for the Ghost Walkers team, great idea. Identify their weaknesses and cover them, excellent suggestion from Ayla. And yeah, I would want Sam for advice as well, can be critical without being too severe with the criticism.
Extradimensional Phenomena class is going to be with Mrs. Carson! Kayda is going to get the dangers of such things drilled into her until she can quote it verbatim. Kayda having to keep her promise to tutor Lanie and now Wyatt in dream space but wanting to avoid Lanie right now, ouch. Oh boy, thinking it is like 3rd grade again, that Lanie is shutting her out to spend time with Tansy. Still cares deeply for anyone she has been intimate with, that is going to bring her a lot of pain. Making Debra make that promise, *sighs*, Kayda needs to talk to Lanie soon about these feelings or it will just keep getting worse.
Camping in an alternate dimension for 3 days time, what to them was 3 days time, yikes. Talk about a brutal field trip. Less than 30 minutes yet 3 days in the other dimension, scary difference. Interesting way of showing them out dangerous extradimensional spaces and beings can be. Yeah, that definitely would be a real wake-up call about the dangers of what they messed with. And she adds a 4-5 page essay on the threats and challenges they face as well, eep. I can see why students are a little afraid to get Mrs. Carson as a teacher, she give hard lessons.
Dang, appropriate name for the hellhounds, a lot scarier than any image D&D ever made of them. 'Pac-Men', if Pacman even looked like that it would be a horror game! Darn, get back and having fun talking about what they face, only to run into Tansy. Feels like Kayda is taking everything said and exaggerating it to mean something worse right now. Hoped she was past that, guess it is going to take a lot longer than I thought for it to ease up. Playful teasing between Lanie and Tansy, ouch, can see why that would hurt Kayda.
Car talk with Lanie and Kayda is cheered up, these mood changes between scenes are giving a little whiplash.
Mention of dinner with Lanie, Wyatt and Tansy, yet Eruption taunts them and Kayda gives him a good burn right back. Talk of Kayda's further adventures, feral hogs being so dangerous Lanie would only hunt them in her power armor. And Tweak ends up pissing Lanie off to the point of her taking on Grizzly form, uh oh. At least Kayda helped scare them off without a fight, too close.
Kayda needs to learn to look where she grabs, otherwise she will be in embarrassing situations even more. New uniform for Lanie by Ms. Rogers, very nice. Delta Spike and Cueball, trying to find Linda's new lab and Kayda even has a sense of humor about showing them the way. Dang, he actually says something like that, at least Cueball has learned from his mistake.
Talk of Tansy bringing Wyatt down and Lanie saying they had fun, but leaving something out. And of course right then Tansy shows up. Ernie Schuler getting a comeback like that from Lanie, ouch, attacking her would have just made things worse. A meeting with Hartford of Tansy and Lanie, making Kayda feel like she is third fiddle after Wyatt, yikes. She needs to talk, it is painful to watch her keep it all in like this.
Training with her other team and Gunny is being brutal as usual, unless Kayda is just hearing things how she perceives them again. Capture the flag, yet they have to find their flag first to protect it, ouch. Fear that Lanie hadn't been her best friend at all, this is worse than I thought. And either Kayda is seeing things through her own perspective again or Gunny needs to be reminded these are teens he is dealing with. They may have to deal with situations that involve threats to life and limb, but having their instructor treating them like a full-on drill sergeant doesn't help.
Kayda so unfocused because of the Lanie/Tansy situation, she is going to blow this training exercise and get chewed out by Gunny, which will only make her emotionally worse. Harrier having to take over for Kayda, ouch. Worrying so much about her relationship with Lanie she doesn't even notice a threat near her. Alicia down and Addy having to take down the ANT to save her, Kayda beat up and only saved by putting up her shield spell at the last second, mistakes all around because their leader's mind is elsewhere.
Alicia hurt, Addy and her having to go protect the flag, things have fallen apart fast. Great, Kayda distracted by more thoughts, thinking Addy might be too busy with Ayla to be her friend, Alicia might leave, her all these unfounded fears haunting her. I know what that is like all too well, hard to rationalize when her own thoughts turn against you this way. Kayda going into a crazed attack on the ANTs targeting RPG. Kayda hurt, Harrier going down, it is a cluster****. Sniper down and match is over, oh boy, time for the chewing out.
And the chewing out is brutal, he calls them on everything that went wrong, saying it is the easiest scenario they have. Chewing Kayda out for not using Tatanka, her exploding, fireball arrows, she has no offensive magic she has cast directly. And Kayda is beating herself over everything, thinking of how Debra and Lanie are going to react, etc. She overanalyzes things too much, a bad habit I have myself, thinking of all the worst possible results for what might happen involving her friends.
Great, she is trying to see all the bad instead of the good, even thinking she doesn't deserve to lead The Nations. 10 page report for the team and 10 pages for Kayda on all those topics, yikes. I know he doesn't want the kids to get hurt or killed because of mistakes made in actual combat so he is trying to prepare them. But sometimes it feels like he has forgotten what it is like to be a teen.
He does have a point about focusing on the enemies before you and not thinking about anything else, but it comes across as harsh. Nooo! Not Wondercute, making any team without at least a whole semester in team tactics under their belt against them would be sadistic. Lanie and Tansy walk right by at that moment, it is like the universe is picking on her now. Kayda needs help, she needs to go to her support system of friends, she needs to stop acting like she is all alone.
Wabli the eagle talking to Kayda in her dream space, hope the spirits can knock some sense into her. Kayda feeling like all her friends have betrayed her, hope this talk with Wabli helps her get her thoughts and feelings sorted out. Oh boy, thinking Debra regrets being bound to her, wishing to not have friends so they can't betray her, that she never went to the hot-tub party. She is spiraling into darkness and needs to be pulled out soon.
Teasing from Evvie, poor Adrian can't catch a break. Outline done but Kayda still has her special paper to due for Gunny, all that time to learn how to do spells well enough to actually use them, plus all the other things, Kayda is being overwhelmed from all sides. All that extra training as well, it is like she has no time for anything else sometimes.
Lanie and Wyatt making an entrance to Crystal Hall like that, ouch, noticing the pained feeling in Lanie. And Tansy is there, Kayda is hurting and her friends talk about Lanie and Tansy being friends despite what happened between them, ouch. Feeling like everyone is watching you, seeing things and thinking something more is going on, dang, it is like I am back in high school myself.
Ugh, idiots the whole lot of those guys, talking about Lanie, Tansy, Wyatt, and Kayda like that. Wyatt calling out to her, only to see Lanie and Tansy by each other, thinking Tansy's smile is smug grin, Kayda upset and ghostwalks away from the cafeteria in tears, ouch.
At least in the labs she is calming down, and the set-up down there makes me wishes I was a gadgeteer myself. Bunch of idiots even down in the labs, ugh. Mrs. Choudhari, hearing about answering to her goddess not them is nice, harder to put into practice. All that work to make the car of her dream and talk of working with Jobe which freaks out Kayda, as it would most students. Trouble with her nano-machine and Lanie wishes she could help her with her talent, which only makes Kayda blame herself once again.
Ugh, Lanie can't read how upset Kayda is whenever she hears about Tansy, I don't expect her to be able to read her mind but still. And she thinks Kayda is upset because she thinks Kayda blames herself for what happened, not noticing she tensed up when Tansy was mentioned. And despite Lanie hugging herself, calling her Mitaka ki, Kayda still thinks she is second-string to Tansy. Please, please let this end soon and be resolved, it is painful to watch.
2 week internship with the MCO by Chou, and her Christmas holiday was tame compared to this trip, good grief. She is the only junior MCO agent, can't have a lot of them happy with that. Concealed carry for gun and got in a fight with a meta, good grief, anyone close to Team Kimba seems to draw trouble to them. Trained by Caitlin, nice.
Shopping for new bras since Chou grew, topless in her panties and trying on bras when the villain crashed into her dressing room. Idiot takes her hostages, Captain Tilly gives her permission to take the guy down, and she ends up breaking his wrist and throwing him into a wall which broke and punctured his lung, ouch. Idiot ticked off the wrong teenage girl. And just as they start talking about the adventure to China, Evvie and Naomi show up.
Nice notebooks, good way to make sure some idiot doesn't try to claim it as their own. And dinner with Lanie. 'Truffles' sounds to be a secret restaurant, and it is one, figures Ayla would make a place for couples to go on dates. And teasing about Lanie and Kayda being an item, when it is only a normal dinner at Crystal Hall. And Lanie forgot because she is helping out Tansy in the labs, feels like a knife being twisted in Kayda now.
Great, Tansy invites her to join them and Kayda reads it as she doesn't really want her to, at least that is how it seems. Great, despite both Lanie and Tansy calling out to her, Kayda runs downstairs and passes Destry and Gorgon on the way. Talking about Lanie and Tansy lately always together just adds to Kayda's pain, gossiping idiots. And Kayda gets out and is trying to avoid her friends' notice, as Evvie and Naomi look for her. Great, going to 'her' hill to think, and thinking Lanie has replaced her.
Uh oh, Kigatilik killed more shamans and even guns stung him but he figured out a trick to defend against them. Freezing a river so he could cross to continue to make his way towards Kayda.
Finally she goes to talk with Mrs. Horton, and she is trying to simply avoid Lanie now instead of talking to her about how she feels, great. Kayda has learned how to deal with Ayla and Alex, Lina is no problem. Yet she tries to deny there is a problem with Lanie, wish she would learn from what happened in the past. Finally the dam breaks and she lets it all out, how she thinks Tansy took Lanie away as her best friend, all those fears coming out.
Home-made peanut butter cookies. *tries not to drool* Oh boy, blows up at Lanie about not having any time for her anymore, always with Tansy and then bolts from the room to her room and locks the door. Mrs. Horton shows up and tries to reason with Kayda, saying they have to talk, she wishes to just run away from the problem, even if it means leaving Whateley, oh boy.
Ouch, hurt Lanie like that with those words, Kayda knows she is being irrational and illogical but doesn't wish to admit it. And finally! Lanie is getting through to her, just when they first met at the hot-tub party was when they clicked and knew they would be friends. Saying Kayda is the sister she never had. Kayda is just afraid, of being pushed aside, of losing her best friend. Thank you for resolving that so beautifully and so soon.
Good lord, those poor people on the freighter Havet Engel, hitting an ice flow like that left by Kigatilik. Hope they are evacuate in time and rescue crews show up fast. What a cliffhanger to leave it on, signs of the shaman killer's passing and how it affected people in the area.
Below is a stream of conscious commentary I type up as I read the story. There will details from the story included in it. If you have not read the story yet and don't wish to have details of it spoiled, read no further.
Kayda 10-There's No Place Like Poe part 2 comments
Beginning of year speech, always going to be those who don't believe they can die while at school. Meeting in Carson's office, yikes. Shugendo and Lodgeman as well, don't tell me they are going to chew her out over her adventure involving her hometown now. Foundation for Human Science Advancement, scientific trust owned by Helen Goodkind, great. Now she has more ammo to use against mutants, trashed her museum and place the blame all on them instead of including the MCO agents involved. Loving Hartford's reactions though, just perfect.
Ouch, that is a lot of after-action reports to write, poor Kayda. Ugh, prohibiting her from doing her role as shaman to the People because of what happened with Lanie. And a threat of expulsion, Carson is ignoring Kayda's very nature and her spirits with that, not letting her be a shaman to the People because of her instructions. Dang, testing Kayda's reasoning and if it is her conviction, plus a new promise on how and when she binds spirits, to who and to consult her and Lodgeman.
A special class on Extradimensional Phenomena, yikes. Dang, all those charges for what happened to Kayda and those involved in the attacks, rape, and cover-up. And Scott Hollings and Jerimiah Jackson getting hit with the worst of it, sounds good to me. Finally over and Kayda lets everything she has been holding back out, about time. Nice to see Shugendo and Hartford move immediately to comfort her. And love her bargaining for more time on the papers and it working, Carson knows she needs kindness right now.
All those gearheads around the car, Kayda, Murphy [nice to see her again], Montana [him too], Hardshell, Skids, and Booker. And Kayda reveals it is the car her grandfather gave her. Dang, all that for the car, Kayda has huge plans for it. *eyes bug out* Darn it! Belphegor joined the gearheads, he is going to be kicked out fast if anything goes missing and found with him.
And Ringo needs to learn not to say such things with any girls around, talking about Phebes like that. Nice tech talk for Kayda with the others, nice to have fellows to bounce ideas off of and compare designs with. Nacht having lunch with Murphy, didn't expect that. I pity Belphegor if he tries anything, with Nacht friends with Murphy it would go very badly for him. Tansy looking for Lanie, leaving Kayda upset once more at the thought she might be replaced. Poor girl needs help dealing with this, she needs to talk to Bellows about this as well instead of keeping it inside.
Nice picnic and Tissy that happy and even friendly with Ayla, what a change from when she first was changed. Nitro stayed with Tissy's family the whole summer, poor boy having to sneak around the girlfriend's parents. Disowned by parents for standing up for Tissy, got a job with her dad's business, Nitro has changed a lot since we first met him as well. Describing her and Jade's 'Night at the Museum', I would be in stitches hearing about that myself.
Amelie fitting in at Whateley well already, good to hear. And has a crush on Danny, that is no surprise. What the!?! She doesn't know about his kitty boy form and likes him for his normal appearance, perfect girl for him. Charms made for the Ghost Walkers team, great idea. Identify their weaknesses and cover them, excellent suggestion from Ayla. And yeah, I would want Sam for advice as well, can be critical without being too severe with the criticism.
Extradimensional Phenomena class is going to be with Mrs. Carson! Kayda is going to get the dangers of such things drilled into her until she can quote it verbatim. Kayda having to keep her promise to tutor Lanie and now Wyatt in dream space but wanting to avoid Lanie right now, ouch. Oh boy, thinking it is like 3rd grade again, that Lanie is shutting her out to spend time with Tansy. Still cares deeply for anyone she has been intimate with, that is going to bring her a lot of pain. Making Debra make that promise, *sighs*, Kayda needs to talk to Lanie soon about these feelings or it will just keep getting worse.
Camping in an alternate dimension for 3 days time, what to them was 3 days time, yikes. Talk about a brutal field trip. Less than 30 minutes yet 3 days in the other dimension, scary difference. Interesting way of showing them out dangerous extradimensional spaces and beings can be. Yeah, that definitely would be a real wake-up call about the dangers of what they messed with. And she adds a 4-5 page essay on the threats and challenges they face as well, eep. I can see why students are a little afraid to get Mrs. Carson as a teacher, she give hard lessons.
Dang, appropriate name for the hellhounds, a lot scarier than any image D&D ever made of them. 'Pac-Men', if Pacman even looked like that it would be a horror game! Darn, get back and having fun talking about what they face, only to run into Tansy. Feels like Kayda is taking everything said and exaggerating it to mean something worse right now. Hoped she was past that, guess it is going to take a lot longer than I thought for it to ease up. Playful teasing between Lanie and Tansy, ouch, can see why that would hurt Kayda.
Car talk with Lanie and Kayda is cheered up, these mood changes between scenes are giving a little whiplash.
Mention of dinner with Lanie, Wyatt and Tansy, yet Eruption taunts them and Kayda gives him a good burn right back. Talk of Kayda's further adventures, feral hogs being so dangerous Lanie would only hunt them in her power armor. And Tweak ends up pissing Lanie off to the point of her taking on Grizzly form, uh oh. At least Kayda helped scare them off without a fight, too close.Kayda needs to learn to look where she grabs, otherwise she will be in embarrassing situations even more. New uniform for Lanie by Ms. Rogers, very nice. Delta Spike and Cueball, trying to find Linda's new lab and Kayda even has a sense of humor about showing them the way. Dang, he actually says something like that, at least Cueball has learned from his mistake.
Talk of Tansy bringing Wyatt down and Lanie saying they had fun, but leaving something out. And of course right then Tansy shows up. Ernie Schuler getting a comeback like that from Lanie, ouch, attacking her would have just made things worse. A meeting with Hartford of Tansy and Lanie, making Kayda feel like she is third fiddle after Wyatt, yikes. She needs to talk, it is painful to watch her keep it all in like this.
Training with her other team and Gunny is being brutal as usual, unless Kayda is just hearing things how she perceives them again. Capture the flag, yet they have to find their flag first to protect it, ouch. Fear that Lanie hadn't been her best friend at all, this is worse than I thought. And either Kayda is seeing things through her own perspective again or Gunny needs to be reminded these are teens he is dealing with. They may have to deal with situations that involve threats to life and limb, but having their instructor treating them like a full-on drill sergeant doesn't help.
Kayda so unfocused because of the Lanie/Tansy situation, she is going to blow this training exercise and get chewed out by Gunny, which will only make her emotionally worse. Harrier having to take over for Kayda, ouch. Worrying so much about her relationship with Lanie she doesn't even notice a threat near her. Alicia down and Addy having to take down the ANT to save her, Kayda beat up and only saved by putting up her shield spell at the last second, mistakes all around because their leader's mind is elsewhere.
Alicia hurt, Addy and her having to go protect the flag, things have fallen apart fast. Great, Kayda distracted by more thoughts, thinking Addy might be too busy with Ayla to be her friend, Alicia might leave, her all these unfounded fears haunting her. I know what that is like all too well, hard to rationalize when her own thoughts turn against you this way. Kayda going into a crazed attack on the ANTs targeting RPG. Kayda hurt, Harrier going down, it is a cluster****. Sniper down and match is over, oh boy, time for the chewing out.
And the chewing out is brutal, he calls them on everything that went wrong, saying it is the easiest scenario they have. Chewing Kayda out for not using Tatanka, her exploding, fireball arrows, she has no offensive magic she has cast directly. And Kayda is beating herself over everything, thinking of how Debra and Lanie are going to react, etc. She overanalyzes things too much, a bad habit I have myself, thinking of all the worst possible results for what might happen involving her friends.
Great, she is trying to see all the bad instead of the good, even thinking she doesn't deserve to lead The Nations. 10 page report for the team and 10 pages for Kayda on all those topics, yikes. I know he doesn't want the kids to get hurt or killed because of mistakes made in actual combat so he is trying to prepare them. But sometimes it feels like he has forgotten what it is like to be a teen.
He does have a point about focusing on the enemies before you and not thinking about anything else, but it comes across as harsh. Nooo! Not Wondercute, making any team without at least a whole semester in team tactics under their belt against them would be sadistic. Lanie and Tansy walk right by at that moment, it is like the universe is picking on her now. Kayda needs help, she needs to go to her support system of friends, she needs to stop acting like she is all alone.
Wabli the eagle talking to Kayda in her dream space, hope the spirits can knock some sense into her. Kayda feeling like all her friends have betrayed her, hope this talk with Wabli helps her get her thoughts and feelings sorted out. Oh boy, thinking Debra regrets being bound to her, wishing to not have friends so they can't betray her, that she never went to the hot-tub party. She is spiraling into darkness and needs to be pulled out soon.
Teasing from Evvie, poor Adrian can't catch a break. Outline done but Kayda still has her special paper to due for Gunny, all that time to learn how to do spells well enough to actually use them, plus all the other things, Kayda is being overwhelmed from all sides. All that extra training as well, it is like she has no time for anything else sometimes.
Lanie and Wyatt making an entrance to Crystal Hall like that, ouch, noticing the pained feeling in Lanie. And Tansy is there, Kayda is hurting and her friends talk about Lanie and Tansy being friends despite what happened between them, ouch. Feeling like everyone is watching you, seeing things and thinking something more is going on, dang, it is like I am back in high school myself.
Ugh, idiots the whole lot of those guys, talking about Lanie, Tansy, Wyatt, and Kayda like that. Wyatt calling out to her, only to see Lanie and Tansy by each other, thinking Tansy's smile is smug grin, Kayda upset and ghostwalks away from the cafeteria in tears, ouch.
At least in the labs she is calming down, and the set-up down there makes me wishes I was a gadgeteer myself. Bunch of idiots even down in the labs, ugh. Mrs. Choudhari, hearing about answering to her goddess not them is nice, harder to put into practice. All that work to make the car of her dream and talk of working with Jobe which freaks out Kayda, as it would most students. Trouble with her nano-machine and Lanie wishes she could help her with her talent, which only makes Kayda blame herself once again.
Ugh, Lanie can't read how upset Kayda is whenever she hears about Tansy, I don't expect her to be able to read her mind but still. And she thinks Kayda is upset because she thinks Kayda blames herself for what happened, not noticing she tensed up when Tansy was mentioned. And despite Lanie hugging herself, calling her Mitaka ki, Kayda still thinks she is second-string to Tansy. Please, please let this end soon and be resolved, it is painful to watch.
2 week internship with the MCO by Chou, and her Christmas holiday was tame compared to this trip, good grief. She is the only junior MCO agent, can't have a lot of them happy with that. Concealed carry for gun and got in a fight with a meta, good grief, anyone close to Team Kimba seems to draw trouble to them. Trained by Caitlin, nice.
Shopping for new bras since Chou grew, topless in her panties and trying on bras when the villain crashed into her dressing room. Idiot takes her hostages, Captain Tilly gives her permission to take the guy down, and she ends up breaking his wrist and throwing him into a wall which broke and punctured his lung, ouch. Idiot ticked off the wrong teenage girl. And just as they start talking about the adventure to China, Evvie and Naomi show up.
Nice notebooks, good way to make sure some idiot doesn't try to claim it as their own. And dinner with Lanie. 'Truffles' sounds to be a secret restaurant, and it is one, figures Ayla would make a place for couples to go on dates. And teasing about Lanie and Kayda being an item, when it is only a normal dinner at Crystal Hall. And Lanie forgot because she is helping out Tansy in the labs, feels like a knife being twisted in Kayda now.
Great, Tansy invites her to join them and Kayda reads it as she doesn't really want her to, at least that is how it seems. Great, despite both Lanie and Tansy calling out to her, Kayda runs downstairs and passes Destry and Gorgon on the way. Talking about Lanie and Tansy lately always together just adds to Kayda's pain, gossiping idiots. And Kayda gets out and is trying to avoid her friends' notice, as Evvie and Naomi look for her. Great, going to 'her' hill to think, and thinking Lanie has replaced her.
Uh oh, Kigatilik killed more shamans and even guns stung him but he figured out a trick to defend against them. Freezing a river so he could cross to continue to make his way towards Kayda.
Finally she goes to talk with Mrs. Horton, and she is trying to simply avoid Lanie now instead of talking to her about how she feels, great. Kayda has learned how to deal with Ayla and Alex, Lina is no problem. Yet she tries to deny there is a problem with Lanie, wish she would learn from what happened in the past. Finally the dam breaks and she lets it all out, how she thinks Tansy took Lanie away as her best friend, all those fears coming out.
Home-made peanut butter cookies. *tries not to drool* Oh boy, blows up at Lanie about not having any time for her anymore, always with Tansy and then bolts from the room to her room and locks the door. Mrs. Horton shows up and tries to reason with Kayda, saying they have to talk, she wishes to just run away from the problem, even if it means leaving Whateley, oh boy.
Ouch, hurt Lanie like that with those words, Kayda knows she is being irrational and illogical but doesn't wish to admit it. And finally! Lanie is getting through to her, just when they first met at the hot-tub party was when they clicked and knew they would be friends. Saying Kayda is the sister she never had. Kayda is just afraid, of being pushed aside, of losing her best friend. Thank you for resolving that so beautifully and so soon.
Good lord, those poor people on the freighter Havet Engel, hitting an ice flow like that left by Kigatilik. Hope they are evacuate in time and rescue crews show up fast. What a cliffhanger to leave it on, signs of the shaman killer's passing and how it affected people in the area.
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Regarding the Pac-men and the devil-dogs:
Hint - has anyone read a 41-chapter (give or take) epic from Morpheus about otherworldly pests and 'things' that want to slip through a gateway to Earth - and how he describes them? (or even the name of the story I'm thinking of? Relates to a mythological name? Anyone?)
As to Kayda - yeah, the angst-o-meter is getting dialed up a bit. What can I say - EE and I like torturing her! But there may be some as-yet-unrevealed issues coming up. But I think this will be the last set of real angsty stuff - I fear we broke the angst-generator / amplifier here!
And we'll learn more about Chou and her summer. And Hank has a small, fun part. And EE and I and Joe have outlined up through Kayda 11 - with some serious surprises.
Hint - has anyone read a 41-chapter (give or take) epic from Morpheus about otherworldly pests and 'things' that want to slip through a gateway to Earth - and how he describes them? (or even the name of the story I'm thinking of? Relates to a mythological name? Anyone?)
As to Kayda - yeah, the angst-o-meter is getting dialed up a bit. What can I say - EE and I like torturing her! But there may be some as-yet-unrevealed issues coming up. But I think this will be the last set of real angsty stuff - I fear we broke the angst-generator / amplifier here!
And we'll learn more about Chou and her summer. And Hank has a small, fun part. And EE and I and Joe have outlined up through Kayda 11 - with some serious surprises.
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not to mention that the bear the bitch and everything is already just shy of 13,000 words…
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To quote the intro speech to the TV show Leverage, of which my wife is infinitely fascinated, "sometimes bad guys make the best good guys…"
Now as to what that has to do with anything, it's certainly a matter of debate.…
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Sir Lee wrote: The degree to which Tansy has reformed is an open question. Yes, she's less bitchy, and she's finally opening herself to her own sexuality, which has the potential of mellowing her out.. but OTOH, she's actively seeking an apprenticeship into the Syndicate, as Hartford's protégé no less. Which is going to be her final alignment is... well, not open for debate, since E.E. probably has defined plans, but subject to speculation.
To quote the intro speech to the TV show Leverage, of which my wife is infinitely fascinated, "sometimes bad guys make the best good guys…"
Now as to what that has to do with anything, it's certainly a matter of debate.…
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Would E.E. define evil plans for his characters? Would he ask me to be a co-conspirator? Would either of us think of torturing our characters by pegging the old angst-o-meter? Do either of us even LOOK remotely wicked?
Nah .... it could never happen
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Sir Lee wrote: The degree to which Tansy has reformed is an open question. Yes, she's less bitchy, and she's finally opening herself to her own sexuality, which has the potential of mellowing her out.. but OTOH, she's actively seeking an apprenticeship into the Syndicate, as Hartford's protégé no less. Which is going to be her final alignment is... well, not open for debate, since E.E. probably has defined plans, but subject to speculation.
Would E.E. define evil plans for his characters? Would he ask me to be a co-conspirator? Would either of us think of torturing our characters by pegging the old angst-o-meter? Do either of us even LOOK remotely wicked?
Nah .... it could never happen
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Of course we don't look wicked! Wicked is… Oh, wait, that would be telling…
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elrodw wrote:
Do either of us even LOOK remotely wicked?
Of course we don't look wicked! Wicked is… Oh, wait, that would be telling…
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Hm... Hartford and Carson, Tansy and Lanie, Sahar and Zenith... Step one of Whateley's Villain Redemption Program appears to be "Find a hot girl with morals, and do everything she says" 
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This chapter was the one that I, so far, have least liked. It's like she gets to Whateley and everything she's learned and done is sucked out of her brain. Sure she's upset about Lainie and Tansy, but she got pounded on enough by Bardue, Mr. TwoSheds Knives, and everything else that she should know that she needs head on straight in the Sims.
Still waiting for someone to point out to Tansy that she needs to apologize to Ayla, Jade, Jinn, Nikki, Billie and the rest of TK.
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elrodw wrote: As to Kayda - yeah, the angst-o-meter is getting dialed up a bit. What can I say - EE and I like torturing her! But there may be some as-yet-unrevealed issues coming up. But I think this will be the last set of real angsty stuff - I fear we broke the angst-generator / amplifier here!
This chapter was the one that I, so far, have least liked. It's like she gets to Whateley and everything she's learned and done is sucked out of her brain. Sure she's upset about Lainie and Tansy, but she got pounded on enough by Bardue, Mr. Two
Still waiting for someone to point out to Tansy that she needs to apologize to Ayla, Jade, Jinn, Nikki, Billie and the rest of TK.
Don't Drick and Drive.
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Amelia is Ms. Hartford's 1st name, but Addy's little sister is Amelie. The only difference in the spelling of their 1st name is the last letter. Which makes it easy for mental association and bad mental images, yikes.Malady wrote: Amalie not Amelia. The latter's Hartford... Eww... Need Brain Bleach...
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One fan posted a comment at the tail end of the story, so I'm copying it here for discussion.
Thanks - it means a LOT to an author to have someone name one of their characters as favorite.
As to the funk? There's a reason behind it, but you'd have to go back to earlier in the story sequence - there's a scene with an exchange between Wakan Tanka and Grizzly and it might be in one of EE's stories (The Kodiak Conspiracy, maybe) - and that's the see of the idea that's germinated and sprouted. It will end by the conclusion of Kayda 10 - and we'll see a stronger, smarter girl as a result of this.
Does our heroine have such self doubts? Or is something else at play here, and if so, who and why?
For the answers to these and other important questions, tune in to our next episode of "As Kayda's World Turns"
One thing I'm pleased with - other canon authors are very helpful in contributing ideas and/or scenes to this tale. So far, there are parts (some yet to be revealed) by JG, Poetheather (aka Bladedancer & Heather O'Malley), and of course, my best friend on this site EE Nalley.
Duck. This is a massive problem of lack of self-worth here. Mixed with some really twisted pride. Just when it looked like things were going up.
Kayda really doesn't think she deserves anything she got, or that she's worth anything more than her powers, eh? Girl, powers don't make you liked or loved. Just ask Tansy how loved she was.
(WMG: she doesn't summon Tatanka that much also because 1) Initial duck-ups and 2) "Buffalo Girl? Fah, she's only worth being around because of her Buffalo thingie. She? Just. Useless" is playing again and again in her head.).
Discovered Whateley with her, and still my favorite character. Please continue the good work, and please let her find some way to get out of this funk.
Thanks - it means a LOT to an author to have someone name one of their characters as favorite.
As to the funk? There's a reason behind it, but you'd have to go back to earlier in the story sequence - there's a scene with an exchange between Wakan Tanka and Grizzly and it might be in one of EE's stories (The Kodiak Conspiracy, maybe) - and that's the see of the idea that's germinated and sprouted. It will end by the conclusion of Kayda 10 - and we'll see a stronger, smarter girl as a result of this.
Does our heroine have such self doubts? Or is something else at play here, and if so, who and why?
For the answers to these and other important questions, tune in to our next episode of "As Kayda's World Turns"
One thing I'm pleased with - other canon authors are very helpful in contributing ideas and/or scenes to this tale. So far, there are parts (some yet to be revealed) by JG, Poetheather (aka Bladedancer & Heather O'Malley), and of course, my best friend on this site EE Nalley.
Never give up, Never surrender! Captain Peter Quincy Taggert
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it might indeed be in the Kodiak Conspiracy. it might even be in chapter 2 of you are so inclined…
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My initial thoughts upon finishing part 2 was that unless there was some sort of conspiracy (con-spirit-cy?) going on (when isn't there? I'd like to note those spell circles around Whateley that inflamed emotions) that it was all being laid on a little too thick, in my opinion. Maybe more than a little. So it seems I was right on that conspiracy part, not that it's hard to guess when you two share ideas.
But there's more to come, so as infuriating as it was to read, I look forward to whatever demented resolution is planned in those heads of yours.
But there's more to come, so as infuriating as it was to read, I look forward to whatever demented resolution is planned in those heads of yours.
Seriously, thank you for your time and effort. It is appreciated.
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That is a very interesting theory! Hmmmm...
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Cryptic wrote: So... I'm reading things as If Kayda had come to Whateley as Brandon, he and Lanie might have hooked up instead of Lanie and Wyatt, and their kid would have been the originally planned one to house Kayda's spirits.
That is a very interesting theory! Hmmmm...
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I think I found the conversation to which you were referring... in The Riddle of Sappho, Canto V.
??
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E. E. Nalley wrote: it might indeed be in the Kodiak Conspiracy. it might even be in chapter 2 of you are so inclined…
I think I found the conversation to which you were referring... in The Riddle of Sappho, Canto V.
?? "Shared pain is lessened; shared joy, increased — thus do we refute entropy." - Spider Robinson
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I think you will find the coming chapters quite satisfying Then.
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Katssun wrote: Kayda needs to talk to Tansy.
I think you will find the coming chapters quite satisfying Then.
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Prophetic words indeed…
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Katssun wrote:
I almost hope Tansy slaps her across the face, just so she'll listen.
Prophetic words indeed…
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I know some of you don't particularly care for the angst that Kayda seems to keep going through. Let me assure you that while you think I'm overdoing it, this is all patterned on my teenage daughter and her friends; with the exception of the rape and gender change, the angst, jealousy over friends, blowing things out of proportion, worry about friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, etc (daughter is boy-crazy, so it's not GFs in her case, but still ....) - school, classes, popularity, losing friends, feeling worthwhile, etc -
IT'S ALL FROM REAL LIFE. I'm not making it up just to torture Kayda. And my daughter is the CALM one among her friends!
We now return you to your regularly scheduled forum....
IT'S ALL FROM REAL LIFE. I'm not making it up just to torture Kayda. And my daughter is the CALM one among her friends!
We now return you to your regularly scheduled forum....
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I can only speak for myself, but I think a lot of our reaction to Kayda's experiences is because they sometimes hit a little too close to home due to the way you've conveyed them.
I had been going through a pretty rough time in my own life the last several months, spinning myself into a mess, lashing out, and headed toward self-destructive activities. What resulted was that I wasn't sleeping well, so I started reading the Kayda stories from the beginning, back to back. I'll happily admit it brought me to tears quite a few times (as have other stories from the rest of the cabal).
The spring term saga, and a few other real life things and changes, have helped put things back into perspective, and I sorted my life out. Not the same as it was, but it never is.
I think we get angry at Kayda because we've been there too. We see parts of ourselves in her, and get frustrated when she's making herself worse.
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You'd think that angsty teenage drama would stop after high school and early college. Sadly...not the case. You'd think adults would act like adults. Some don't or can't. School cliques are replaced by workplace and neighborhood cliques.
I was getting paranoid, isolating myself didn't help, trying to stay out of it didn't help, it started to develop into a persecution complex, self-medicating...sound familiar?
I had been going through a pretty rough time in my own life the last several months, spinning myself into a mess, lashing out, and headed toward self-destructive activities. What resulted was that I wasn't sleeping well, so I started reading the Kayda stories from the beginning, back to back. I'll happily admit it brought me to tears quite a few times (as have other stories from the rest of the cabal).
The spring term saga, and a few other real life things and changes, have helped put things back into perspective, and I sorted my life out. Not the same as it was, but it never is.
I think we get angry at Kayda because we've been there too. We see parts of ourselves in her, and get frustrated when she's making herself worse.
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You'd think that angsty teenage drama would stop after high school and early college. Sadly...not the case. You'd think adults would act like adults. Some don't or can't. School cliques are replaced by workplace and neighborhood cliques.
I was getting paranoid, isolating myself didn't help, trying to stay out of it didn't help, it started to develop into a persecution complex, self-medicating...sound familiar?
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Your daughter leads an interesting life. How many snake demons has she killed?
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elrodw wrote: I know some of you don't particularly care for the angst that Kayda seems to keep going through. Let me assure you that while you think I'm overdoing it, this is all patterned on my teenage daughter and her friends; with the exception of the rape and gender change, the angst, jealousy over friends, blowing things out of proportion, worry about friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, etc (daughter is boy-crazy, so it's not GFs in her case, but still ....) - school, classes, popularity, losing friends, feeling worthwhile, etc -
IT'S ALL FROM REAL LIFE. I'm not making it up just to torture Kayda. And my daughter is the CALM one among her friends!
We now return you to your regularly scheduled forum....
Your daughter leads an interesting life. How many snake demons has she killed?
Don't Drick and Drive.
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She hasn't killed any, but she's quite convinced that two of her teachers are at least as bad as snake-demons!
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Valentine wrote:
elrodw wrote: I know some of you don't particularly care for the angst that Kayda seems to keep going through. Let me assure you that while you think I'm overdoing it, this is all patterned on my teenage daughter and her friends; with the exception of the rape and gender change, the angst, jealousy over friends, blowing things out of proportion, worry about friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, etc (daughter is boy-crazy, so it's not GFs in her case, but still ....) - school, classes, popularity, losing friends, feeling worthwhile, etc -
IT'S ALL FROM REAL LIFE. I'm not making it up just to torture Kayda. And my daughter is the CALM one among her friends!
We now return you to your regularly scheduled forum....
Your daughter leads an interesting life. How many snake demons has she killed?
She hasn't killed any, but she's quite convinced that two of her teachers are at least as bad as snake-demons!
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Well, if you care about your friendships, you fear them being lost...
But, was this aspect of Kayda's personality hinted at in previous stories? If so, where? Then again, this might be the first time that it's come up?
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elrodw wrote: I know some of you don't particularly care for the angst that Kayda seems to keep going through. Let me assure you that while you think I'm overdoing it, this is all patterned on my teenage daughter and her friends; with the exception of the rape and gender change, the angst, jealousy over friends, blowing things out of proportion, worry about friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, etc (daughter is boy-crazy, so it's not GFs in her case, but still ....) - school, classes, popularity, losing friends, feeling worthwhile, etc -
IT'S ALL FROM REAL LIFE. I'm not making it up just to torture Kayda. And my daughter is the CALM one among her friends!
We now return you to your regularly scheduled forum....
Well, if you care about your friendships, you fear them being lost...
But, was this aspect of Kayda's personality hinted at in previous stories? If so, where? Then again, this might be the first time that it's come up?
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There's a lot to be said for watching a character bloom and grow beyond their initial annoying traits.
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Well, her fear of losing friends seems to me to come from a similar place as her fear of being unable to fit in when she arrives at school late. It's not quite the same, but at the core they aren't that much different - just coming at the same idea from different directions.Malady wrote:
elrodw wrote: I know some of you don't particularly care for the angst that Kayda seems to keep going through. Let me assure you that while you think I'm overdoing it, this is all patterned on my teenage daughter and her friends; with the exception of the rape and gender change, the angst, jealousy over friends, blowing things out of proportion, worry about friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, etc (daughter is boy-crazy, so it's not GFs in her case, but still ....) - school, classes, popularity, losing friends, feeling worthwhile, etc -
IT'S ALL FROM REAL LIFE. I'm not making it up just to torture Kayda. And my daughter is the CALM one among her friends!
We now return you to your regularly scheduled forum....
Well, if you care about your friendships, you fear them being lost...
But, was this aspect of Kayda's personality hinted at in previous stories? If so, where? Then again, this might be the first time that it's come up?
There's a lot to be said for watching a character bloom and grow beyond their initial annoying traits.
"Shared pain is lessened; shared joy, increased — thus do we refute entropy." - Spider Robinson
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Well, if she's going to Sunnydale High her principal might be a snake demon. Tell me, is your daughter's name Buffy and does she spend a lot of time in the library?
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Valentine wrote:
elrodw wrote: I know some of you don't particularly care for the angst that Kayda seems to keep going through. Let me assure you that while you think I'm overdoing it, this is all patterned on my teenage daughter and her friends; with the exception of the rape and gender change, the angst, jealousy over friends, blowing things out of proportion, worry about friends, boyfriends, girlfriends, etc (daughter is boy-crazy, so it's not GFs in her case, but still ....) - school, classes, popularity, losing friends, feeling worthwhile, etc -
IT'S ALL FROM REAL LIFE. I'm not making it up just to torture Kayda. And my daughter is the CALM one among her friends!
We now return you to your regularly scheduled forum....
Your daughter leads an interesting life. How many snake demons has she killed?
She hasn't killed any, but she's quite convinced that two of her teachers are at least as bad as snake-demons!
Well, if she's going to Sunnydale High her principal might be a snake demon. Tell me, is your daughter's name Buffy and does she spend a lot of time in the library?
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Not since they fired that creepy British librarian…
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bergy wrote:
Well, if she's going to Sunnydale High her principal might be a snake demon. Tell me, is your daughter's name Buffy and does she spend a lot of time in the library?
Not since they fired that creepy British librarian…
I would rather be exposed to the inconveniences attending too much liberty than to those attending too small a degree of it.
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The most scary line in canon Whateley to date:Dreamer wrote: Still reading part 3 of the story, but have to post part of my comments here right now. Will do them in spoiler tags, but it is huge!
Warning: Spoiler!
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I am not kidding I just got that far and give my formal farewell to sanity.
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Kayda 10: There's No Place Like Poe part 2 comments
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You think you hate Coyote now? HEHEHE. Just wait! You ain't seen nothing yet!
Laneth daughter of Joan wrote: My daughter, live long and in peace.
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So Tansy has the ability to read emotions from distances across nearly the whole campus, Real World Bitch experience to bring a person to heightened emotional states, then can use her glamour to project a person they trust, making them drop their mental defenses and letting her burrow all the way in...where she's scared to realize how much she can manipulate a person once she's at that level if she ignores psychic ethics 101.
No wonder Hartford and the Syndicate want to recruit her. That's only a part of her skill set...
But...I'm so glad she and Kayda finally had it out and can admit they've been friends.
So...Tansy and Murphy going at it isn't gonna go quite as smoothly?
No wonder Hartford and the Syndicate want to recruit her. That's only a part of her skill set...
But...I'm so glad she and Kayda finally had it out and can admit they've been friends.
So...Tansy and Murphy going at it isn't gonna go quite as smoothly?
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How we'll know they've achieved a truce: No more rocks in the snowballs. Chanel No. 5 , on the other hand
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Katssun wrote: So...Tansy and Murphy going at it isn't gonna go quite as smoothly?
How we'll know they've achieved a truce: No more rocks in the snowballs. Chanel No. 5 , on the other hand
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null0trooper wrote:
Katssun wrote: How we'll know they've achieved a truce: No more rocks in the snowballs. Chanel No. 5 , on the other hand
No more rocks in snowballs???
WHY DOES NOBODY TELL ME THESE THINGS???
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That's after the truce, And at least a 3 or 4 weeks into the school year (they do need snow).
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JG wrote:
null0trooper wrote: How we'll know they've achieved a truce: No more rocks in the snowballs. Chanel No. 5 , on the other hand
No more rocks in snowballs???
WHY DOES NOBODY TELL ME THESE THINGS???
That's after the truce, And at least a 3 or 4 weeks into the school year (they do need snow).
Don't Drick and Drive.
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EE and I have noticed, and he's got something in work for that. With a few suggestions from me ... BWAH HAH HAH HAH!!!Valentine wrote:
Warning: Spoiler!
I see that Tansy has lost much of her subtlety and situational awareness. She was so intent on getting hooked up with Lanie, she forgot about paying attention to the don't break up Lanie and Kayda bit.
Tansy is seemingly quite inconsistent, she comes up with a brilliant idea to find Kayda, but completely blew her chance to be Alpha Female by being an idiot. She quickly wormed her way in with Kayda and Lanie, but her plan against Nikki, Jade, and Billie was pretty stupid.
It's like her brain has an On-Off switch, and she turns it off way too much of the time.
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Got to love the "The Thirteenth Warrior" quote, "You couldn't keep a cow out of this place."
Measure Twice
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Too many cooks, and all that. Tansy and Mrs. Horton/Lanie were not on the same page, and didn't know what the other was up to. We'll see that.
Drama? Kayda's drama IS heavily influenced by Coyote in this story, as we saw. And to quote the song, "You ain't seen nothin' yet!" Coyote is an even bigger prick in installments to come.
And FYI - I have about 8 story ideas going forward for Kayda, and not a one of them has the emotional angst-o-meter up past 6. Or at least that's the plan. My muse might have some evil spirit mess with her some more.
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jmhyp wrote:
null0trooper wrote: Maybe the angst is hard for some readers because it still rings true to their experiences?
The angst is hard for this reader because I avoid drama. Kayda is drama turned up to 11. I would not be her friend and would happily not have a place in her life.
Life is too short for drama. And before reading chapter 3 I was getting ready to ditch Kayda stories in the future regardless of how much I'm enjoying the Tansy transformation because it seems like Kayda made a breakthrough at the end of spring and now she's back where she started. Chapter 3 at least shows she is being influenced by Coyote. So some of that 11 rating is his fault.
Also, the end of chapter 3 was unexpected. I didn't expect Tansy's attempt to help to smash into Mrs. Horton's attempt so catastrophically, leaving me want to see chapter 4 asap.
Too many cooks, and all that. Tansy and Mrs. Horton/Lanie were not on the same page, and didn't know what the other was up to. We'll see that.
Drama? Kayda's drama IS heavily influenced by Coyote in this story, as we saw. And to quote the song, "You ain't seen nothin' yet!" Coyote is an even bigger prick in installments to come.
And FYI - I have about 8 story ideas going forward for Kayda, and not a one of them has the emotional angst-o-meter up past 6. Or at least that's the plan. My muse might have some evil spirit mess with her some more.
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"Ohh, what's really going to bake your noodle later on is, would you still have broken it if I hadn't said anything?"
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Esar wrote:
elrodw wrote: (If you want happy, wait until I write a Danny POV story about his trials and tribulations with Wondercute!)
*shivers* Why do I feel more afraid than reassured ?
"Ohh, what's really going to bake your noodle later on is, would you still have broken it if I hadn't said anything?"
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Oh, where to start?
Okay, Kayda DID sort-of attempt suicide - by leaving Whateley's grounds without her astral shields up. It was pointed out to her that it would be terribly dangerous, but she left anyway. That was after she thought she'd irrevocably harmed Lanie, and that Mrs. Carson was going to kick her out anyway.
In the author's mind, Kayda is a dilemma - very confident in some things, very unsure of herself in others. And with that personality flaw (which IS getting better, or will be clearly improving by the end of Kayda 10), it's easy for Coyote to prey on her, to trick her. A bit of flattery at something that she's done that worked out well, a little inflaming doubts about Lanie - and voila, instant manipulation.
And Coyote is not done, but we'll see a slightly different girl handling this from here on out. She's slowly learning her lessons; if only emotional stability came to her as easily as math does.
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Hardric wrote: And that's why I fear she'll attempt suicide. She will blame herself for this fight between her girlfriend ('the only reason someone like her look at someone like me is because I brainwashed her') and her best friend ('I destroyed her gift and raped her, of course she'll go for someone better than le, like Tasy'). And of course, the fact she's got the self-worth of a garbage bin doesn't help, since it makes her 'forget' anything' but her failures, up to over 9000.
She will be at an all-time low for Coyote to strike, and short of turning her into a man, I cannot think about anything worst arriving to Kayda now that my previous speculation. I'd like to be wrong, but I'm not betting on it at all.
Oh, where to start?
Okay, Kayda DID sort-of attempt suicide - by leaving Whateley's grounds without her astral shields up. It was pointed out to her that it would be terribly dangerous, but she left anyway. That was after she thought she'd irrevocably harmed Lanie, and that Mrs. Carson was going to kick her out anyway.
In the author's mind, Kayda is a dilemma - very confident in some things, very unsure of herself in others. And with that personality flaw (which IS getting better, or will be clearly improving by the end of Kayda 10), it's easy for Coyote to prey on her, to trick her. A bit of flattery at something that she's done that worked out well, a little inflaming doubts about Lanie - and voila, instant manipulation.
And Coyote is not done, but we'll see a slightly different girl handling this from here on out. She's slowly learning her lessons; if only emotional stability came to her as easily as math does.
Never give up, Never surrender! Captain Peter Quincy Taggert
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Besides, if they think turning her into a man is the worst thing we can do to her, they need bigger imaginations…!
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Hey, that's not a bad idea!
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Katssun wrote:
Yeah, now that she's friends with Tansy, the administration might make her take over watching the junior high kids once Tansy graduates!E. E. Nalley wrote: Besides, if they think turning her into a man is the worst thing we can do to her, they need bigger imaginations…!
Then Murphy will give them sugar as revenge for being friends with Tansy...Kayda will give them tea, and be accused by Child Protective Services of drugging minors!
Hey, that's not a bad idea!
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She is already giving the three little witches some tea ... against magical favor even ! Maybe Child protective services are already building a case against her as we speak !
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elrodw wrote:
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Yeah, now that she's friends with Tansy, the administration might make her take over watching the junior high kids once Tansy graduates!E. E. Nalley wrote: Besides, if they think turning her into a man is the worst thing we can do to her, they need bigger imaginations…!
Then Murphy will give them sugar as revenge for being friends with Tansy...Kayda will give them tea, and be accused by Child Protective Services of drugging minors!
Hey, that's not a bad idea!
She is already giving the three little witches some tea ... against magical favor even ! Maybe Child protective services are already building a case against her as we speak !
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Well, I rememer someone proposing this on another thread, and elrod's answer boiled down to 'Too barbaric, even for me.'
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E. E. Nalley wrote: Besides, if they think turning her into a man is the worst thing we can do to her, they need bigger imaginations…!
Well, I rememer someone proposing this on another thread, and elrod's answer boiled down to 'Too barbaric, even for me.'
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Oh, not to worry! That is too barbaric for Elrod.
That's why I wrote that section…
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Hardric wrote:
E. E. Nalley wrote: Besides, if they think turning her into a man is the worst thing we can do to her, they need bigger imaginations…!
Well, I rememer someone proposing this on another thread, and elrod's answer boiled down to 'Too barbaric, even for me.'
Oh, not to worry! That is too barbaric for Elrod.
That's why I wrote that section…
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You're just going to confuse them. And me. I don't remember - is that before or after the bit where a mad devisor turns Lanie into a male who ravishes Kayda (and she loves it)?
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E. E. Nalley wrote:
Hardric wrote:
E. E. Nalley wrote: Besides, if they think turning her into a man is the worst thing we can do to her, they need bigger imaginations…!
Well, I rememer someone proposing this on another thread, and elrod's answer boiled down to 'Too barbaric, even for me.'
Oh, not to worry! That is too barbaric for Elrod.
That's why I wrote that section…
You're just going to confuse them. And me. I don't remember - is that before or after the bit where a mad devisor turns Lanie into a male who ravishes Kayda (and she loves it)?
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Thanks. But ... (you knew there was going to be a but, didn't you?)
to quote a song from my much younger days....
B..B..B..B..Baby you just ain't see n..n..nothing yet!
Never give up, Never surrender! Captain Peter Quincy Taggert
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Arcanist Lupus wrote: "Demons always lie, except when the truth will hurt you more." - Simon R. Green
Much as I dislike what Coyote is doing to Kayda, I have to appreciate the artistry with which he manipulates her. I mean, the Lanie/Tansy stuff is heavy handed (But hey, sometimes the low-hanging fruit is the best option), but compliments at the beginning and comments about dreamwalking were deftly done.
Thanks. But ... (you knew there was going to be a but, didn't you?)
to quote a song from my much younger days....
B..B..B..B..Baby you just ain't see n..n..nothing yet!
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I think it was one, I think you should accept it!
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elrodw wrote: Is that a challenge?
I think it was one, I think you should accept it!
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